全新版大学英语（第二版）综合教程学生用书1的单词表

8. go ahead continue; begin

The board of directors will vote today on whether to go ahead with the plan. Henry will be late but we will go ahead with the meeting anyway. 9. know / learn by heart

memorize, remember exactly 记住，能背出

You have to know all the music by heart if you want to be a concert pianist. The pupils are required to learn a classic poem by heart every day. 10. on the road traveling 在旅途中

The troupe is now on the road. 剧团正在巡回演出。

11. estimate

vt.form a judgment about 估计

The man's personal riches were estimated at $5 billion. 12. come to think of it

(used when one wants to add something one has just thought of) when one begins to consider that

He sent me a lovely present. Come to think of it, I must write to thank him. 他送给我一个很可爱的礼物，想到这一点，我必须马上写封信谢谢他。 13. might/may (just) as well 不妨，（也）无妨

Anyway, you're here; you might as well stay.

The post office is really busy — we'll have to queue for ages to get served. We might as well go home. 14. not much of a not a good 不太好的

Some people may think that doing housework for others is not much of a career.

He is not much of a father, but he is an outstanding professor. 他是位不太称职的父亲，但却是一位非常杰出的教授。 15. keep up

continue without stopping 保持

They risk losing their homes because they can no longer keep up the repayments.

I was so hungry all the time that I could not keep the diet up for longer than a month.

16. correspondence

n.the act of writing, receiving or sending letters; letters 通信（联系）；信件 His interest in writing came from a long correspondence with a close college friend.

Mary really never mentions her step-mother in her correspondence. Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.

17. practically ad.almost

He'd known the old man for practically ten years.

I know people who find it practically impossible to give up smoking. 18. all the way 自始至终，一直

Tom and I were classmates all the way through high school. Did you really swim all the way across? 19. neighborhood

n.one of the parts of a town where people live 街坊；四邻

It seemed like an ideal neighborhood to raise my children in.

Houses in a good neighborhood are likely to be sold at a high price. 20. kind / sort of

(infml) a little bit, in some way or degree 有几分，有点儿

She wasn't beautiful. But she was kind of cute.

The boy's description kind of gives us an idea of what's happening. 21. lose touch (with sb.)

meet and contact sb. less and less often, gradually stop writing, telephoning, or visiting them 失去联系

I lost touch with my former classmates after graduation. In my job one tends to lose touch with friends. 22. guy

n.家伙；伙计 He's a great guy. 23. a couple of 几个；一对，一双

Do you have a moment? There are a couple of things I'd like to talk to you about.

They promised the students that they would find a substitute teacher in a couple of days. 24. tough

a. (infml) unfortunate; difficult; strong 不幸的；困难的；坚固的；坚强的 The reporters were asking a lot of tough questions. I know she's only a kid, but she's tough. 25. on one's mind 记挂在心头

Dealings on the stock market have been on his mind all the time. This travel plan has been on my mind all week. 26. keep in touch (with) （与…）保持联系，保持接触

The old man kept in touch with his children while living in a nursing home. While doing research work in the Antarctic, the professor kept in touch with his students via email.

27. come up

happen, occur , esp. unexpectedly （尤指意想不到地）发生，出现 \— something came up at home.\The issue of safety came up twice during the meeting. 28. shrug

v.lift (the shoulders) slightly 耸（肩）

What is admirable about him is that he could always shrug off the misfortunes and face up to the defeats.

令人钦佩的是，对于命运的嘲弄他总能嗤之以鼻，勇敢地面对失败。 29. urge

v.try very hard to persuade 力劝，催促

I urged my cousin to take a year off to study drawing.

Sir Fred urged that Britain (should) join the European Monetary System. 30. postpone

vt.delay 推迟，使延期

The Russian experts postponed dumping Mir (和平号Russia's space station) in the Pacific Ocean until March 23, 2001.

The couple had postponed having children to establish their careers. 31. reference

n. 提及，谈到；参考，查阅

It was strange that he made no reference to any work experience in his resume.

His recent book makes references to the political events of those days. Make a note of the reference number shown on the form. Use the dictionary for easy reference. Keep their price list for further reference. 32. Halloween☆

n. （基督教）万圣节前夕

Trick-or-treating is a customary celebration for children on Halloween. 33. absolutely☆

ad. totally and completely 完全地，极其

Funding is absolutely necessary if research is to continue. There is absolutely no difference between the two oil paintings. absolute a. 34. reunion

n.（家人、朋友、同事等久别后的）重聚

The soccer club holds an annual/yearly reunion.

Before she went abroad for further study, the whole family had a big family reunion. 35. go by

(of time) pass （时间）逝去

Her daughter was becoming more and more beautiful as the years went by. As each month goes by, the economic situation gets better.

36. hang out

1) (infml) stay in or near a place, not doing very much 闲荡；徘徊

2) hand clothes on a piece of string outside in order to dry them 1) I often hung out in coffee bars while I was unemployed. We can just hang out and have a good time. That's the corner where all the kids hang out.

2) I was worried that I had no time to hang out my washing. What a pain! — It's raining and I've just hung the washing out. 37. every now and then sometimes, at times

Every now and then I have a desire to quit my tedious job.

I still see Jane for lunch every now and then, but not as often as I used to. 38. mostly

ad. almost all; generally 几乎全部；多半，大体

They have invested their money mostly in expensive real estate. The guests at the wedding party are mostly friends of the bride. 39. awful

a.(infml) (used to add force) very great; very bad or unpleasant 非常的，极大的；可怕的，糟糕的

I have got an awful lot of work to do.

I can't bear the awful smell of cigarette smoke. 40. choke

v. （使）窒息；堵塞

The child was almost choked by the heavy smoke. 41. choke up

become too upset to speak （因激动等）哽得说不出话；堵塞

When he learned the news of his friend's sudden death, he was so choked up he couldn't say a thing.

Losing my job left me completely choked up; I was so upset that I didn't know what to say. 42. destination n.目的地

Singapore is still our most popular holiday destination.

Only half of the emergency supplies have reached their destination because of the bad weather. 43. skip★

v.略过，跳过；跳跃

\the teacher.

老师说：“由于时间有限，我们将不得不跳过第十单元里的一些练习。” 44. sorrowful☆

a.showing or causing sadness 伤心的，悲伤的 He tried to disguise his sorrow.

sorrow n.